TODO.md

xfce-repocapp - TODO

Current TODO list

• Add logging to activities
• Allow user specified installation directory
• Add tests using unittest
• 'Press any key' function does not work for shift/control keys
• add help and usage options for repocapp.py
• Add logging to activities
• add final successful count of actions when using "all" option on the menus

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as of 20220112

• bump version to 0.8.6
• move all scripts into separate xfce_repocapp subdirectory
• [Replace large if/else blocks in main()](https://gitlab.com/kevinbowen/xfce-repocapp/-/issues/20)
• [clone_xfce.py does not handle network unavailable errors gracefully](https://gitlab.com/kevinbowen/xfce-repocapp/-/issues/23)
• rename main script from xfce-repocapp.py to repocapp.py
• Add handling of KeyboardInterrupt to gracefully exit
• clean up unicode handling of banner
• update version in --help output

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as of 20211231

• bump to 0.8.4 and release
• merge bugfix for [Bug in menu selection input](https://gitlab.com/kevinbowen/xfce-repocapp/-/issues/16)
• run, build, test initial wheel files
• [Create a more aesthetically pleasing ASCII banner for menus](https://gitlab.com/kevinbowen/xfce-repocapp/-/issues/12)
• Allow user specified installation directory
• add help and usage options for xfce-repocapp.py
• [Feature Request: Create a better "press any key option" for xfce-repocapp.sh](https://gitlab.com/kevinbowen/xfce-repocapp/-/issues/9)
• [Deprecate xfce-repocapp.sh in favor of xfce-repocapp.py](https://gitlab.com/kevinbowen/xfce-repocapp/-/issues/10)
• Add logging to activities
• add final successful count of actions when using "all" option on the menus

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as of 20211228

• bump version to 0.8.2
• add starting testing files
• sync pyproject.toml with setup.py and setup.cfg
• integrate poetry framework
• understand use of init.py files
• add open issues to gitlab.com

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as of 20211226

• tag 0.8.2
• update README
• add CHANGELOG to master
• rewrite main menu in Python
• write tests
• improve main menu (xfce-repocapp.sh)
  • rewrite in python
• add final successful count of actions when using all

as of 20211220

• tag 0.8.1
• update README
• add CHANGELOG to master
• rewrite main menu in Python
• write tests
• improve main menu (xfce-repocapp.sh)
  • rewrite in python
• add final successful count of actions when using all**

as of 20211215

• merge current dev branch with master

• tag 0.7.1 release

• build dev branch for preparation for upload to PyTest

  • create toml
  • change setup.py to setup.cfg

• FEATURE improvement: return to main menu after a 'non-all' command?

• change echo statements to printf for more reliable behavior

• fix FileNotFound bug with build when component dir is missing

• fix silent failure bug with clean doesn't generate an error when component dir is missing

• clean up & standardize path manipulation behavior

• fix pull_<xxx>.py update delimiters

• Update README.md with instructions for changing install directory

• add final successful count of cloned repos

• add init.main() on individual scripts

• add 'performing x action on component' in main() for running standalone scripts

  • or move from xfce-repocapp.sh into body of script

• improve main menu (xfce-repocapp.sh)

  • which library? (argparse/Click?)

    • convert .sh file to .py
    • prefer not to rely on 3rd party libs

  • improve menu selection

    • allow words and first letter of actions

  • rewrite main menu in Python

    • build
    • clean
    • clone
    • install
    • pull
    • purge

• write tests

  • main menu(xfce-repocapp.sh)

• provide summary of actions upon completion

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as of 20211209

• change echo statements to printf for more reliable behavior
• fix FileNotFound bug with build when component dir is missing
• ~~fix silent failure bug with install doesn't generate an error when component dir is missing
• fix silent failure bug withpull doesn't generate an error when component dir is missing
• fix silent failure bug with clean doesn't generate an error when component dir is missing
• clean up & standardize path manipulation behavior
• look into using pathlib to get rid of repodir() in cappdata.py
• ~~add installation instructions toREADME.md note difference between master & dev branches(including use of pip)
• fix pull_<xxx>.py update delimiters
• fix typos in README
• Update README.md with instructions for changing install directory
• Move repo URLs into cappdata.py module?
• add final successful count of cloned repos
• add init.main() on individual scripts???
• add 'performing x action on component' in main() for running standalone scripts
  • or move from xfce-repocapp.sh into body of script
• improve main menu (xfce-repocapp.sh)

  • which library?

  • improve menu selection

    • allow words and first letter of actions

  • rewrite main menu in Python

    • build
    • clean
    • clone
    • install
    • pull
    • purge
• write tests
  • main menu(xfce-repocapp.sh)
• provide summary of actions upon completion
• package for TestPy/PyPi

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as of 20211208

• add branch indicator to main menu (xfce-repocapp.sh)
• fix typos in README
• add banner to build menu that this assumes that all build requirements have already been handled and is not addressed by this app
• add banner to install menu indicating that 'build' needs to be run first
• add exception handling for changing into non-existent directories
• Update README with instructions for changing install directory
• Move repo URLs into cappdata.py module?
• add final successful count of cloned repos
• add count for cloning core, panel-plugins
• remove init.py
• check for directory existence in pull scripts
  • add update count for same
• check for directory existence in clean scripts
  • add update count for same
• check for directory existence in install scripts
• • add update count for same
• allow for choice in system vs. local install scripts (sudo vs. no-sudo)
• add init.main() on individual scripts???
• add 'performing x action on component' in main() for running standalone scripts
  • or move from xfce-repocapp.sh into body of script
• improve main menu (xfce-repocapp.sh)

  • which library?

  • improve menu selection

    • allow words and first letter of actions

  • rewrite main menu in Python

• move packages into single file in parent directory =======

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• add branch indicator to main menu (xfce-repocapp.sh)
• fix typos in README
• improve main menu (xfce-repocapp.sh)
  • which library?
  • improve menu selection
    • allow words and first letter of actions
  • rewrite main menu in Python
• move packages into single file in parent directory
  • clean up path manipulation in individual scripts
    • build
    • clean
    • clone
    • install
    • pull
    • purge
• write tests
  • main menu(xfce-repocapp.sh)
• provide summary of actions upon completion
• package for TestPy/PyPi